THOR

B-17G  42-14201

CREW  ROSTER

Medals
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
Major 1st Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. SSgt. TSgt. 3rd Grade SSgt. SSgt. Sgt. SSgt.
  Montana Virginia SF, CA Kinston, NC Cottonwood, AZ Texas California Georgia New York, NY Greenville, SC
Total Miss. Flown 31 31 10 10 31 31 31 31 19 31
Florence Smith, Joe Forehand, Steve Minter, Jerry Anthony, Tom Tucker, Dave Duff, Allen Tucker, Jeff Mason, Elliot Edwards, Heath Pulley, Alan
Prato Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason Edwards Pulley
Klagenfurt Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason Edwards SW=Home Pulley
Centocelle Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle, Nick Pulley
Ciampino Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Parma Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley LW
Pontecorvo Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Vrattsa Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Aviano Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Pisa Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Villaorba Smith Forehand Minter Anthony Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Klagenfurt Smith Forehand Minter KIA Anthony KIA Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle  LW Pulley
Verona Smith Forehand Gustov, Paul Webster, Tom Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
M. Cassino Smith Forehand Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Campoleone Smith Long, Bill Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Johnson, E.J. Bird, William Kane, Richard LoMelle Pulley
Regensburg Smith Long Gustov Webster Townsend, P Johnson LW Bird, William Kane, Richard LoMelle Spears, Martin
Klagenfurt Smith Forehand Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LW LoMelle Pulley
Velletri Forehand Barnett Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Rome Forehand Barnett Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Wiener-Neu Smith Forehand Gustov LW Webster LW Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. LW Mason LoMelle Pulley
Padua Smith Forehand Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Udine Smith Forehand Gustov Webster Tucker, D. Duff Tucker, J. Mason LoMelle Pulley
Klagenfurt Smith  POW Forehand KIA Gustov     KIA Webster  KIA Tucker, D. KIA Duff  KIA Tucker, J. KIA Mason KIA LoMelle KIA Pulley KIA

 

Special Crew Abilities:

Flight Engineer: D. Tucker: Landing ability, if necessary, is -9 LD.

Radioman Duff: applies a +1 modifier to a ditching attempt provided the radio is operational.

 

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Sofia Mission: Smith, Forehand, Duff &  J. Tucker

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Fiume Mission: Anthony, Mason, Edwards, Pulley &  D. Tucker

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Prato Mission: Minter

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Aviano Mission: Smith (#2), Forehand (#2), Duff (#2),  J. Tucker (#2) & Mason (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Pisa Mission: Anthony (#2), D. Tucker (#2) & Pulley (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after second Verona Mission: LoMelle

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Padua Mission: Smith (#3), Forehand (#3), D. Tucker (#3), Duff (#3),  J. Tucker (#3), Mason (#3) & Pulley (#3)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Udine Mission: Gustov & Webster

 

Crew History Notes:

2nd Lt. Long flew on 7 missions with Anderson crew on Old Crow Express.

SSgt. Townsend flew on 11 missions with Wilson crew on Golden Spike and on M. Cassino mission with Landers crew on Longhorn Lady. Has 'Lucky Charm".

TSgt. Johnson flew Centrocelle & Ciampino with 318th and on Pisa & Villaorba missions with Delany crew on Eat at Joe's - AC# 42-11772.

Sgt. Bird flew on Pontecorvo mission with Di Agostino crew on Iron Lady and on Villaorba, Klagenfurt & Milan missions with Landers on Longhorn Lady. Shot down Fw-190 on Klagenfurt mission.

Sgt. Kane flew on Padua & Turin missions with Hilliard crew on The Ant's Hill.

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

 Target Type

Bomb Run

 Fw-190 Claimed/Dam Me-109 Claimed/Dam Me-110 Claimed/Dam

14

Florence, Italy

 Marshalling Yards 30 3 0 0 0 - -

15

Prato, Italy

 Marshalling Yards 40 - - - - - -

16

 Klagenfurt, Austris Aircraft Factory 0 1 1 0 0 - -
18 Centocelle, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -
19 Ciampino, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -
20 Parma, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 1 0 2 1 - -
22 Pontecorvo, Italy Bridge 0 - - - - - -
23 Vrattsa, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 40 0 0 0 3 - -
24 Aviano, Italy Airfield 20 1 2 1 0 - -
26 Pisa, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 - - 0 0 - -
27 Villaorba, Italy Airfield 0 2 0 1 4 1 1
28 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 0 2 6 2 2 - -
30 Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 1 4 - - - -
31 Monte Cassino, Italy Ground Troops 97 - - - - - -
32 Campoleone, Italy Ground Troops 95 - - - - - -
33 Regensburg, Germany Aircraft Factory 30 2 0 1 2 2 2
34 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
35 Velletri, Itlay Ground Troops 20 - - - - - -
36 Rome, Italy Marshalling Yards 5 - - - - - -
37 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria